OCEAN’S 8 meets Janet Evanovich, this fast-paced crime caper features one badass mother, with a certain set of skills who is forced to come out of retirement to protect her son, and teach a few men a few lessons! Ex-con artist Bee Cardello is going legit. Divorced from her mafia boss husband, she is determined to stay on the straight and narrow. So, when ex-hubby Charlie steals $37.5 million from a dangerous kingpin, who puts out a hit on Bee and her ten-year-old son Oliver, she finds herself pulled back into the life she’s worked so hard to escape.

Dru’s Short Musing:
Bee’s past comes back to haunt her when her son is kidnapped due to her ex-husband’s risky shenanigans. To get her son back, Bee must pull off the biggest game of her life.

This was an enjoyable book that I could not put down, quickly becoming a page-turner. The author did a terrific job in staging this fast-paced drama from the introduction of the eclectic cast of character, to the solid plot involving gangsters, double-crosses & thievery, to the conversational dialogue, to the various settings, to the non-stop action and to the visually descriptive narrative that kept me immersed in all that was happening on the page. When it looked like things were on an even keel, the author changed direction and the frenetic pacing racqueted up a notch and I could not go anywhere until the last page was read. This was a fun read.

****Content warning: While Stolen Pieces is a light-hearted story overall, there is a mention of miscarriage/stillbirth, as well as depictions of violence throughout.

Genre: Heist Crime
Release: May 7, 2024
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.